EISENHOWER WEST/ LANDMARK VAN DORN
IMPLEMENTATION Advisory Group
13 September 2016
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Meeting Agenda
• Welcome and Overview
• Advisory Group Mission & Introductions
• Overview of Small Area Plans
– Landmark Van Dorn Corridor Plan
– Eisenhower West
• Upcoming Projects, Studies & Development
Overview
• Next Steps & Questions
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Public Meeting Ground Rules • Treat each other with respect.
• Only one person speaks at a time.
• Give everyone a chance to participate equally; avoid dominating.
• Listen as an ally, not an adversary. Everyone should feel comfortable expressing their opinion regardless of differences.
• Ask for clarification, don’t assume you know what someone means.
• Do not characterize other people’s views in or outside a group’s meetings.
• Turn off or silence all cell phones and mobile devices.
- What’s Next Alexandria? Civic Engagement Handbook
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EW/LMVD Advisory Group Members • Mindy Lyle, Chair (Planning Commission)
• William Harris (Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee)
• Judy Coleman (Park & Recreation Commission)
• Jake Jakubek (Transportation Commission)
• Tyler Orton (Environmental Policy Commission)
• Uche Akobundu (Resident Representative)
• Sheela Bykadi (Resident Representative)
• Jim Durham (Resident Representative)
• Arthur Impastato (Resident Representative)
• Grace Unangst (Resident Representative)
• Agnès Artemel (Business Representative)
• Jacob Bedingfield (Business Representative)
• Dak Hardwick (Business Representative)
• Ken Wire (Business Representative)
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First, Tell Us About You!
• Name
• Who do you represent?
• Why are you interested in this group?
• Is there one thing you would like us to know
about you that is not on your resume?
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Why are you here? City Council Resolution #2717
• City Council adopted the Landmark/Van Dorn
Corridor Plan in 2009 and the Eisenhower West
Small Area Plan in 2015
• City Council wishes to continue to gain the advice
of community members representing a variety of
interests in the implementation of these Plans
• Both Plans recommend the formation of an
advisory group
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What is your charge? City Council Resolution #2717
• Mission:
To advise City staff on the infrastructure and funding plan and
related follow up studies as outlined in the Eisenhower West
Small Area Plan and Landmark Van Dorn Corridor Plan.
• Function:
To review, discuss, and develop guidance to City staff with regard
to the action items identified in the Eisenhower West and
Landmark/Van Dorn Plans, including an infrastructure and
funding plan and other relevant studies, as well as monitoring
development to ensure that public amenities are provided.
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What is expected of you? City Council Resolution #2717
• Support the City’s community engagement and outreach efforts by: 1) Providing updates on the status and progress of the
planning activities and tasks to their respective commissions, boards, and organizations, in addition to community residents at-large
2) Speaking on behalf of those groups and communicating their interests in this process
• Attend and participate fully in all Advisory Group meetings, in addition to attending work sessions and public hearings of the Planning Commission and City Council. If unable to attend, members are encouraged to notify staff in advance and provide comments on meeting materials in a timely manner.
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Meeting Details City Council Resolution #2717
• That pursuant to City Code Section 2-4-8, the Advisory
Group shall meet on an ad hoc basis as needed for the
period of 12 months, with up to an additional 24 months if
needed for completion of their stated tasks as defined
herein, unless otherwise extended by City Council.
• Locations will vary throughout the plan areas.
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Overview of Small Area Plans
• Landmark/
Van Dorn
Corridor
• Eisenhower
West
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Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan (2009)
Goals: From suburban to urban
• Transform the mall and beyond
• Emphasize local connectivity
• Leverage greatly improved transit
• Create urban parks and plazas
• Phase implementation
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Land Use Strategy
• Maximize office where the market will support it
• Provide retail and hotel to support office and meet community needs
• Permit sufficient housing to ensure redevelopment is feasible and succeeds over the long term
• Constrain overall development potential by transportation capacity
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Implementation Phasing
• Phase I: Catalyst – Lower Developer Contributions
• Phase II: Choice Location – 750,000 SF of Mixed Use (no more than 50%
residential) – Increasing requirements for developer
contributions
• Phase III: Dedicated Transit Line – Increased transit service (West End Transitway,
Corridor C) – Reduced development costs due to reduced
parking needs
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• FAR: minimum 2.0 maximum
2.5
• 70% non-residential
• 8.7 million sf on 82 acres
• at least 3.7 million sf office
• at least 1.0 million sf retail
• 800,000 sf hotel
• residential:
• min: 1.2 million sf
• max: 3.1 million sf
West End Town Center
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• Plan does not encourage
redevelopment of existing
residential development
• Not recommended for
increased density
• Phase developer
contributions to affordable
housing
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Redevelop @ 2.0 FAR
• New high street park
VAN DORN PLAZA
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• FAR: minimum 1.5
maximum 2.0
• 30% non-residential
• 4.8 million sf on 55
acres
• at least 250,000 sf
office
• at least 344,000 sf
retail
• residential:
• min: 500,000 sf
• max: 3.7 million sf
PICKETT PLACE
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Eisenhower West Small Area Plan (2015)
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Goals
Creating, over time, a vibrant, sustainable, connected, transit-oriented community that contributes to the City’s economic development goals while providing opportunities for living, working, learning, and recreating.
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• Eisenhower Avenue as a Great Street
• Major Mixed Use Node at Van Dorn Metro
Station
• Neighborhood Mixed Use Nodes at Clermont;
Trade Center, West of Van Dorn
• Gateways
• New Grid of Walkable Streets and Blocks
• Multimodal Bridge
• Green Nodes: Enhanced Existing Parks; New
Parks
• Backlick Greenway
• Pedestrian Bridges
Concept
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• Mixed Use
• Neighborhood Retail
• Office and Institutional
• Multifamily Residential with Affordable
Housing
• Production Wholesale Repair/Flex
• Civic and Community Facilities
Land Use
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• New Grid of Streets and
Blocks
• Required Streets
• Recommended Streets
• Multimodal Bridge Options
• Straightening Eisenhower
• Farrington-Edsall Connector
Streets
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• Enhanced Bike Corridors
and Shared Roads
• Off Street Bike Trails
• Multimodal Bridge
Bike Enhancements
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• Sidewalks
• Off-street trails
Pedestrian Network
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Multi-modal Bridge Options
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• Enhancements to Existing
Parks
• New Parks and Green
Spaces
• Pedestrian and Bike Trails
• Green Connections
• Placemaking Elements
• Potential Expansion of
Clermont Natural Park
• Backlick Run Greenway
Parks & Open Space
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Neighborhoods
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Implementation
• Establish the 6 neighborhoods by beginning with mixed-use residential development
• Capitalize on recent interest in commercial development near the Metro
• Encourage mixed-use industrial and innovation uses to re-focus existing industrial uses and diversify the employment base
• Coordinate park and open space planning to accelerate development
• Allow interim uses to catalyze retail development
• Draft an infrastructure and funding plan to refine phasing and funding of plan vision
• Explore zoning options and tools including CDDs, TDRs, TIFs, and PPPs to incentivize desired development
• Establish an advisory group for implementing both Plans
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Action Items
• Detailed Air Modeling Analysis near Van Dorn Metrorail Station
• Infrastructure & Funding Plan (including the Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan area)
• Analysis with Norfolk Southern on Bridge Crossings
• Backlick Run Restoration Master Plan
• Combined heat study
• Reclaimed Water Study
• Recreation Center/School Site Analysis (options for co-location of affordable housing or mixed-income assisted living)
• Open Space Fund and Related Contribution Formulas
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Upcoming Projects & Studies
• Air Quality Analysis
• Infrastructure Plan
• Development Overview
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Air Quality Modeling & Analysis Objective • Determine maximum air-quality-compliant heights for buildings
planned for Van Dorn Metro Center neighborhood within the EW SAP o Preliminary air quality modeling results revealed possible concerns with future
construction of tall buildings near the Covanta plant
Deliverables • Determine maximum heights for which air quality at all building levels
is in compliance • Investigate technically feasible mitigation options and re-evaluate
maximum heights
Schedule • Project will start early in October with target completion date by mid
January 2017
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Infrastructure Plan
• Perform analysis to facilitate coordination and efficient use of resources
• Concept plan to include utilities, required and planned streets, stormwater improvements, sewer upgrades
• Scope of work currently in development
• Notice to Proceed anticipated Spring 2017
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Development Overview
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Next Steps & Questions
• Next Meeting: November TBD
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